Interface Statistics
There are three types of Interface components you can configure:
- The components allow you to monitor the percentage of in or out utilization on a specific device interface. You may add an Interface Utilization In/Out component to an application profile or an application instance.
- The components allow you to monitor the number of in or out errors on a specific device interface. You may add an Interface Errors In/Out component to an application profile or an application instance.
- The components allow you to monitor the number inbound or outbound packets which were chosen to be discarded on a specific device interface. You may add an Interface Discards In/Out component to an application profile or an application instance.
Configure the following for the Interface component:
- . Enter a unique name for the component.
- . Enter additional information about the component.
- . Click to select this check box if the component is critical.
: Components specified as critical cause the application to go into a down state when the component goes into a down state. When non-critical components go into a down state, they cause the application to go into a warning state. For more information on application states, see Working with application states.
- . Select a time (in minutes or hours) you want APM to wait between polls.
- . Enter the length of time APM attempts to connect to the selected device. When the time you enter is exceeded without connecting, a timeout occurs and APM stops trying to connect to the device. This is considered a failed connection.
- . Enter the number of times APM attempts to send the command before the device is considered down.
- . Enter the component thresholds for the warning state. For example, if the component value is greater than 90 for 5 minutes, put the component in the warning state.
- . Enter the component thresholds for the down state. For example, if the component value is greater than 95 for 5 minutes, put the component in the down state.